PEORIA, Ill. – Freshman
Addisyn Martinie delivered a walk-off single to send #3 Southeast Missouri (26-18) to a thrilling 4-3 victory over #5 Lindenwood (24-25) Thursday afternoon at the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament.
SEMO eliminated LU with its clutch come-from-behind victory.
Trailing 3-1, the Redhawks strung together three-straight two-out hits to bounce the Lions from this year's postseason event.
Gracie Luna rallied SEMO with an RBI-single to score
Sydney Melton who reached on a double earlier in the inning.
Kinley Wilkins followed with a single to left and pinch-runner
Abby Robbins scored the tying run. Then, Martinie, who was even with a 2-2 count, blooped a single that dropped just inside the third base line allowing pinch-runner
Taryn Coon to score the decisive run.
SEMO's first tally of the game came on a solo home run by Luna in the bottom of the second inning. Luna smacked the first pitch of her at-bat over the center field wall for her team-high eighth bomb of the season.
LU tied the game on a two-out home run by Jolie McMinn in the top of the sixth. McMinn's round-tripper cleared the wall in left field bringing the game to a 1-1 deadlock.
In the top of the seventh, Hanna Johanning doubled to left and Dallas Darnell was initially ruled out at home plate. Replay review overturned the call with the ruling being SEMO Melton bobbled the ball on the tag. Darnell's run put LU ahead and Lauren Pelton followed with an RBI-single to give the Lions a 3-1 advantage.
Willow Van Haren (6-2) went the distance for the first complete game of her career. Van Haren struck out three, walked one and allowed three runs on six hits. She at one time retired 10 in a row.
Avery Wapp (9-9) took the loss. Wapp scattered 10 hits and gave up four runs, while walking four and striking out two.
Luna and Martinie each had two hits and the walkoff hit was the first of Martinie's college career. As a team, the Redhawks outhit the Lions, 10-6.
SEMO improved its record to 9-1 all-time against LU.
The Redhawks face the winner of #4 Southern Indiana and #7 Tennessee Tech at 11 a.m., CT Friday.